How do I love thee?
our enduring love affair with poetry
I F YOU COULD HARNESS MUSIC TO A MUSCLED HORSE AND PLOW A FIELD OF fragrance with it; if you could seed and grow the truth and crop its fruit with carbon steel; if you could drink the four winds whole and raw— the juice and flesh, the pulp and blood, Full Story
Davis Art Center moves on to second phase
$2 million needed to finish
A dilapidated old federal building in downtown Fort Myers has become a magnet for music, theater and visual arts since renovation efforts began in 2003. But the Sydney & Berne Davis Art Center is far from being complete. There are many small details to address like restoring doors and gates, said Jim Griffith, director of the art center. Full Story
BEACH READING
'The National Parks: America's Best Idea, An Illustrated History' By Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns (Knopf, $50)
Most of us take our national parks as a given but, according to award-winning film producer Ken Burns, establishing them was an extremely radical idea at the time. Imagine, if you will, passing a national law to protect and preserve some of our most magnificent and sacred places, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone. Full Story
Blood, rape, murder, vomit, vomit, vomit
ARTS COMMENTARY
For a recent vacation, I packed a thick novel that's received a lot of hype — a thriller written by a Scandinavian who died too early in his career. The book had swept Europe, and now was published in English. A perfect book to read while seated in an airport or stranded on the runway, I thought. Full Story
Still generous, still giving
GIVING
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently wrapped up its Major Annual Grant cycle, and we were very pleased to have been able to award more than $370,000 to 21 nonprofit agencies. However, with over $1.7 million in grant requests from 78 agencies, making the recommendations and decisions regarding grant awards was a daunting task for the foundation. Full Story
'9'
Is it worth $10? No
Drab, dreary and lifeless, "9" is a nightmare of a children's movie that isn't actually for kids. In fact, it's hard to say who the movie is for. The PG-13 rating assures that no child will see it and the lack of 3-D to accompany the glum animation ensures that no one else will want to see it. Full Story
CAPSULES
'The September Issue' ½ (Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, Andre Leon Talley) Director R.J. Cutler's documentary follows "Vogue" editor in chief Anna Wintour as she prepares the fashion magazine's popular and influential September 2007 issue. Full Story
ArtFest Fort Myers wins award
ArtFest Fort Myers, the city's premier juried fine art festival, received an award at the recent Florida Festival & Events Association Convention. In competition with festivals and events throughout the state, ArtFest Fort Myers was recognized as "The Best" for the 2009 ArtFest Fort Myers Preview Party Printed Materials. Full Story
Veranda Jazz Night nears
The Veranda has scheduled its next signature Jazz Night. On Friday, Sept. 25, The Veranda's piano player, Gary Goetz, will be joined by a jazz ensemble for an evening of live music and culinary delights in the restaurant's dining room from 6:30-10 p.m. Full Story
Chamber ensemble opens orchestra's new season at The Phil
Here's what the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra has on its schedule this month at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts: The orchestra presents "All American Pops: Around the World with Arthur Fiedler II," a musical tribute to legendary Boston Pops conductor, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. Stuart Chafetz, music director and conductor of the Maui Pops Orchestra, will conduct. Full Story
Juried art show coming to Estero Nov. 7-8
The fourth bi-annual Estero Fine Art Show on Nov. 7 and 8 brings juried artists from around the world to sell their art work at Miromar Outlets. This fine art and craft event showcases artists from around the globe, with creations including glass, clay, wood, fiber, jewelry, sculpture, painting, photography and metal. Full Story
Norman Korpi to display at HOWL Gallery
HOWL Gallery presents The Art of Norman Korpi beginning Sept. 19. Mr. Korpi is a well known fine artist and is most often recognized for his ground-breaking involvement in the first season of MTV's "Real World" television show. Full Story
Shell Point artists featured at Burroughs Home
It's not too late to visit the Burroughs Home in Fort Myers to view the art of two Shell Point Retirement Community artists. The paintings of residents Phil Hilton and Dorothy Causey will be on display through Thursday, Sept. 17, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Full Story
Family Fun Day, birding tours, art day highlight 'Ding' Days
The "Ding" Darling Days birding and eco-festival celebrates the birthday of J.N. "Ding" Darling, the National Wildlife Refuge's namesake and father of the federal duck stamp program, the week of Oct. 18-24. This year's 20th annual event kicks off at the refuge on Sunday, Oct. Full Story
Award-winning film opens Naples Film Festival
The Naples International Film Festival will be screening one of the most fascinating independent films of the year, "The Cove," at its opening gala at The Naples Philharmonic on Nov. 5. NIFF Special Events Coordinator Jill Wheeler has worked to secure the film, which won at Sundance as well as other film festivals this year. Full Story
Shell Point introduces lineup for 2009/2010 concert series
The schedule for Shell Point Retirement Community's eighth annual Fine and Performing Arts Concert Series has been announced by Dawn Boren, the community's director of resident life. This series will feature five concerts: • The Raleigh Bell Ringers: Thursday, Nov. Full Story
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